Kathleen Wilson covers the Ventura County government, including the county health system, politics and social services. Reach her at [email protected] or 805-437-0271.

An image of controversial 18th-century missionary Junipero Serra may be removed from the Ventura County seal as one element of a planned redesign of the emblem, county officials say.

Ventura County is in the process of selecting a new county seal to replace the current one that has been in use for nearly six decades, and is asking the public to choose between eight new options.

Ventura County has a new seal that replaces images of Junipero Serra, the San Buenaventura mission and local industries with a vista of Anacapa Island tied to the history of the native Chumash.

Denver Newsroom, Jul 21, 2020 / 16:40 pm. A proposal to remove St. Junipero Serra from Ventura County's official seal is unwarranted, and elected officials need to know Serra's true story ...

Seal should recognize Mission. Re: your April 28 story, “Public invited to choose design for county seal”: The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has begun a process to elicit public input on ...